Supporting and fastening device for collars.



G. L. TAYLOR & G. A. DAIDY.

SUPPORTING AND FASTENING DEVICE FOR COLLARS.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 18. 1912.

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Patented Feb. 1d, 1915.

Application filed November 18, 1912. serial No. 732,027.

tri'ct of 001 new and useful Improvements in Supporting and Fastening'Devices for Collars, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to supporting and fastening devices for collars and has for its primary object the provision of a simple edicient device of the characterstated, designed" primarily for use in connection withneglige collars of the flexible or unstarched variety; Collars oi the style reterial, folded or turned over to provide an innerfold adapted to be secured in the usual way to the eollarband of a shirt, and an outer fold adapted to be secured together at the lower meeting edges of the same to maintain the outer fold in fiat condition, while accommodating a tie s emerging through the opening between the ends of the collar the outer fold and depending above the securing means referred to. ing of the soft, flexible have a tendency to wrinkled beneath the chin of in'that manner impairs a neat close of the collar.

The "characteristic feature of the present invention is the overcoming of the crushing or wring of the collar, and to that end comprises means for normally supporting in its close fitting position on the user while permitting the same to yield or give under depression of the chin, and more specifically said means acting automatically to stretch the collar vertically and thus continually restore the same to a fiat neat normal condition.

Another characteristic of the invention resides in the formation oi a device possessing the foregoing feature of yieldability, of a wire or similar skeleton formation contoured to conform to the curvature of the neclr of the user, lending to the comfort of the latter, while performing its expected supporting function with reference to the nature, as stated, crush, or become the user an fitting collar in connection with which the device,

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Other features oil the invention comprise pressure of These collars being the upper edges ofthe outer fold of the collar to maintain the same in a closed condition; means also mounted on the device for engagement with the lower meeting edges of said outer fold; and means between said last mentioned means for engagement with the usual collar button at the front of the neck band of a shirt.

The foregoing-and other details in the constructionand operation of parts will be apparent from the specific description hereinafter contained when read in connection with the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof and wherein the preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the application of the device to a neglige collar when in use; Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the device detached; Fig. 3 1s a device showing in full lines its expansive tendency to render taut the front of the collar, and in dotted lines the capability of the device to spring or bend inwardly under the chin; Fig. 4c is a view similar to Fig. 3 showing the position assumed by thedevice when within a collar, the latter being shown in dotted lines, Fig. 5 is an edge view of the device as shown in Fig. 3, and Fig. 6 is an enlarged view lookd ing down upon the upper edgeoii the device to show the details of the central portion thereof.

Referring more, specifically to the drawings wherein like reference letters designate corresponding parts in the several views, and first with reference to Fig. l, A represents an ordinary neglige collar of soft material, the same having the usual inner and outer folds, the former attached to the collar band of the shirt through the medium of the customary collar buttons, not necessary to herein specifically illustrate, the neck-tie A passing through the opening between the meeting edges of the outer fold of the collar and the lowgn rneeting edges oi":- the said outer told being connected together beneath the neck-tie, as ee -Q,

Referring now to the supporting and fastening device more clearly disclosed in the remaining figures oil the drawings, it will be seen that the device is of a skeleton or iramedike formation, com osed primarily of a single-piece of fine spring wire having a slightlv arched top member 11), curved transversely in keeping with the usual cure I lll the middle of the s'ame by a mg curved converging side members also curved forwardly to conform to the curvature of the neck, the members D and E-being connected together integrally at the corners F, the latter constituting bending D is oined at points. The upper member flexible connection G constituted by forming eyes in the terminal portions of the wire and coiling the wire upon itself, as at 9, the extremities being turnedoutwardly approximately parallel to the member D and pointed to constitute opposite inwardly directed prongs g adapted to catch the inner ply or plies of the outer fold of a collar.

In vertical alinement with the flexible joint G, the lower portion of the wire in- J, on.which buttons out.

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I as will the side members E is. bent upwardly to form a downwardly opening loop H adapted to receive the usual front collar button, indicated at It, Fig. 4-, and at opposite sides of this looped is bent to form forwardly projecting stems Kmay be formed or afiixed as desired, the. purpose of these buttons being. to. engage the bligton-holes Lin From the foregoing construction the operation of the device may be readily understood. The inner fold of the flexible collar being'buttoned, as usual to the neck band of the shirt, the attachment may be inserted within the space between 'the folds of the the loop H engaging the front collar button It, and the top member D lying within and against the up er folded or closed edge of the collar. he neck-tie being passed around the collar, the lower meeting edges of the outer fold-of the latter may be engaged with the buttons K to hold the flaps of the collarin place behindthe tie and the upper meeting edges of the outer fold of the collar ma be permanently regained in a h r h h y enga t e rongs g wit t einner ply or li s of th outer fold of the collar, e apparent. The springy'character of the frame being of a nature to widen somewhat in a vertical direction, enables the compression of the frame when the attachment is inserted in the collar and en'- gaged against downward collar button it and against upward movenient by engagement of the folded edge of the collar,Fig. 4. By this arrangement the collar is maintained in a taut or smooth, flat condition, notwithstanding its flexibility orsoft nature, as hereinabove brou ht The purpose of flexibly connectmlg the middle portion of the upper member is to facilitate the bending or downward deflection of the same under pressure of the chin of the usen and to enable prompt the user, and de end.

portion H, apart, the wire v neat abutting or closed relation;

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righting. of the said member when the presv sure of the chin is withdrawn, the natural springy character of the device also assisting in this self-adjusting, so to speak, flmction of the device. The formation of the device in the open or frame-like manner and of the sprin wire also enables a substantial range 0 adjustment, the side. members E being-capableof being spread apart or drawn closer together as necessity may require, correspondingly raising and lowering thehorizontal member D so that the device may accommodate itself to collars of different heights. I

While we have herein disclosed what we believe to be the preferred embodiment of the inven ion it Will be apparent to persons skilled in the art that the invention is capable of embodiment in otherforms and devices thantha-t herein-presented for the purpose of imparting a full understanding of theinvention.-

We claim 1. A collar support of the character described comprising a frame adapted to be inserted in a collar, said frame comprising a top bar adapted to engage the folded upper edge of, the collar, and oppositely projecting prongs on said top bar adapted to stick into the outer folds of the collar to maintain the same in closed position.

2. A collar support of the character 'described comprising a frame adapted to be inserted in the collar having a yieldable top bar adapted to engage the folded upper edge of the collar, a lower portion'adapted to engage a collar button, andseparated fastening buttonsdisposed atopposite sides of the collar-button engaging means.

3. A collar support 'of thecharacter described comprising a frame adapted to be inserted in the collar having a yieldable top bar adapted to engage the-folded upper edge of the collar, a lower to engage a collar button, and means adjacent to the collar button engaging means for engaging the'flaps of the outer fold of the collar.

4. A collar supporting device of the character described comprising an open frame adapted to be the folded edge of, the same, said frame having a connecting top bar and downwardly converging side bars connected together at their lower ends, securing means carried at said lower ends, the top bar being inde ndent of said meansto permit deflectiono said top bar without interfering with said means, the top bar being bowed ina forward direc tion to its point of connection with the side bars, the side bars beingbowed forwardly in'a similar manner downwardly to the sebar for engagingthe outer folds lar to prevent separation thereof.

portion adapted "frame adapted to engage the collar, means at the lower portion of the and means adjacent to t' gaging means a apted to engage the ii the outer fold of the collar.

6. A collar supporting device of the acter described comprising a spring frame adapted to be inserted in the having a flexibly connected top memb adapted to engage the folded edge of the charcollar collar, means. at the lower portion of the frame adapted to engage a collar button,

and inwardly projecting prongs adapted to catch the outer fold of the collar carried by said top'member of the frame. M

7. A collar supporting device of the character described comprising a spring wire frame adapted tobe inserted inthe collar hav ing a flexibly connected top member adapted to engage the folded edge of the collar,means at thelower portion of the frame adapted to engage a collar button, means adjacent to the collar button engaging means adapted to engage the flaps of the outer "fold of the collar, and inwardly projecting prongs adapted to engage the outer fold of thecollar carried by said top member of the frame.

8. A collarsupport of the character'described comprising a inserted in a collar, said frame comprising an approximately horizontally elongated top bar adapted to engage the frame adapted to be disposed folded upper edge of the collar and to lie within said fold, and separated said top bar adapted to fasten into the upper portions of the outer folds of the collar to maintain the same in closed position.

9. A collar support of the character described comprising a frame adapted to be inserted in-a collar, said frame comprising f a top per edge bar adapted to engage the folded upof the collar, separated parts on said top bar adapted to fasten the outer folds of the collar to maintain the same in closed position, and means at the lower portion of the frame adapted to engage the-collar-button of a shirt.

10. A collar support of the character described'comprising a frame adapted to be inserted in a collar, said frame comprising a top bar adapted to engage the folded upper edge of'the collar, separated parts on said top bar adapted to fasten the outer folds of the collar to maintain the same in closed position, and means at the lower portion of the frame adapted to engage the col.- lar button of a shirt, in combination with other means adjacent to said collar button engaging means ad to engage the free portions of, the outer folds of the collar to maintain the same in closed position.

In testimony whereof we aflix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

onannns L. TAYLOR.

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